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Cremona (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 45 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 45.1167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 02 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.0333 decimal degrees |
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Note: On the north bank of the Po River; Roman poet Virgil attended school here; sacked by Goths amd Huns in the 5th century; joined Lombard League in 1167; under Venetian rule 1499-1509, Spanish from 1535, and Austrian after 1707; noted for a museum of antique musical instruments. |
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| Cremona (preferred,C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Crémone (C,V,French-P,U,N)
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| Cenomani (H,V)
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Lombardia (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Cremona (inhabited place) (P) |
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Cremona (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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founded by Romans in 212 CE on site on Gallic settlement of Cenomani |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| manufacturing center (C) |
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produces agricultural machinery and textiles; was famous for violins during the 16th and 18th centuries |
| episcopal see (C) |
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since the 9th century |
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